Hi Tommy
Just because someone 'cries heresy' does not mean it is heresy! Sadly there is an abundance of people who want to criticize Kenneth Hagin, but most of them have not gotten nearly as many people Born Again and into God's Kingdom as he did in his lifetime!
Some great martyrs of church history were executed and branded as heretics, but today we recognise that they were on the path of truth and the ones killing them were the ones who were off!
I am in the proces of writing and article called 'truth or heresy' - which looks at what people in church these days define as heresy - and what heresy really is!
it seems like anytime someone cries out 'false doctrine' 'heresy' or 'error' - is something like that, everyone automatically assumes they are right and know what they are talking about!
Has anyone stopped to think that maybe the ones claiming everyone else is in heresy might be the ones who are off themselves?
I won't go into the details of what you are asking right now about what this site said K Hagin said (persoanlly I would never just take a quote like that from a site, I want to know where they got it from so I can go look it up myself - make sure there are no misquotes!)
As we discuss the subject of faith more elsewhere, we can look at what K Hagin really taught and examine it in light of the Word of God - and what Jesus said - to see if it is scriptural.
K Hagin himself encouraged people to not take what he said, just because he said it, but to look to the Word to see if it was so. If it is in line with the Word, then it is not heresy, it is truth - regardless of whether people understand it or not - or whether it fits their ideas and doctrine!
God Bless
Owen
Amen, I thank God for Rev Kenneth Hagin's teachings, Honestly I believe they verry well, may be closest to new testament church, on this planet today.
One thing I have observed in Matthew 24th chapter, and everyone knows the 24th chapter is used by most current Bible prophecy teachers, to declare these are the end times. In the 14th verse Jesus said
And "this gospel of the Kingdom" shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations, and then shall the end come. what gospel of the Kingdom was Jesus talking about? The same gospel of the Kingdom He preached and commisioned the 12 and 70 to do, the same gospel of the kingdom found in Mark 16:15-20 and the parrallel account found in Matthew 28:18-20 in Matthew 28:20 Jesus told the disciples to teach them, those that are baptized in the name of Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Teaching them to observe, all things whatsoever I have commanded you, and lo, I am with you always even unto the end of the world. the greek word for observe is "guard from loss" or "to keep".
In all honesty, and I do not say this to hurt anyones feelings, but most of those calling Kenneth Hagin teachings hersey, and this is from my own observations are people who have not received healings, I have probably spent over a year communicating with some of them and examining what they say, one of the you tubers is an atheist, he admits it, he used to be in the AG denomination, He reads word for word out of Christanity in crisis against wof, he has alot of videos out there. there is another one out there who had connections with cri, and is the lead force on a forum, it is really sad when I have examined his blogs and postings, I know what spirits it is, but I will not try to comment much more on it, all I can do is pray for him.
It saddens me that for the most part those against word faith are actually against us because we believe it is "God's Will to heal all", and to the length they will go to try and discredit us,
The Word of God is very clear it is the Will of God to heal all, Jesus did the Will of Father, He healed all. or atleast those that believed He could and would.
I have been in battles with illnesses, and other battles as well. God always tells the truth, His Word is the truth, when ever I missed a promise, I had to face the fact, I missed it,not change the Word of God to fit my situation, or blame a man that laid hands on me and prayed, I had to honestly examine myself and find out what I was doing wrong.
you are so right about the martyrs, they were considered heretics, today they are considered men of God. I want to take that 1 step further though. I am a geneoligist. William Tyndale is my 11th great grand uncle. Dr. Rowland Taylor in foxes book is my 11th great grand father, he was married to Williams sister, Margret. Now check this out! I believe around 1555, for about a year prior to their exucutions, by religious people. Christians, there were two diffrent groups imprisoned in the kings prison, frewillers and predestinators, both groups are in prison awaiting death for there faith at the hands of people of faith, and they could not get along in prison.
"from tyndale to madison" by michael farris chapter 7 "debating freedom inside the kings bench prison"
So now you have 2 groups of Christians in prison, considered heretics awaiting death, and these groups probably considered the other heretics.
